Broadcasts
Vision TV (Canada 2005), IFC (Canada 2006), Knowledge Network (Canada 2006), SCN (Canada 2006), Showtime (USA 2006), Documentary Channel (Canada 2007)
Screenings
Highland Park Theatre, Illinois
Northwestern University
Frames of Mind Film Festival
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival, Toronto (2005)
Picture This Film Festival, Calgary (2006)
Douglas Hall; Douglas Hospital, Montreal (2005)
Montreal World Film Festival, Montreal (2004)
Dorshei Emet Film Festival, Montreal (2004)
From the heart and soul, a film that de-mystifies and humanizes mental illness.
— Maurie Alioff
A gutting, funny, and brilliant documentary.
— Jesse Pearson, VICE Magazine, The Mental Illness Issue
Mental illness is the last taboo.
— Margot Kidder
Dedicated with love and admiration to
Michael, Henry and Lydia
directed by
Abbey Jack Neidik
produced by
Irene Lilienheim Angelico
Abbey Jack Neidik
edited by
Jeremiah Hayes
camera
Abbey Jack Neidik
sound
Irene Lilienheim Angelico
Zac Shank
written by
Abbey Jack Neidik
Jeremiah Hayes
Irene Lilienheim Angelico
narrated by
Irene Lilienheim Angelico
associate producer
Patrick Moss
original music
Freeworm
produced with the participation of
SODEC
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles - Québec
QUÉBEC CREDIT D'IMPOT CINEMA ET TELEVISION - GESTION SODEC
CANADIAN TELEVISION FUND, CREATED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE CANADIAN CABLE INDUSTRY
CANADIAN INDEPENDENT FILM AND VIDEO FUND / FONDS CANADIEN DU FILM ET DE LA VIDEO INDEPENDANTS
STAR CHOICE
THE CANADIAN FILM OR VIDEO PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT
produced in association with
VISION TV
executive producer - VisionTV
Alberta Nokes
CFCF CTV
in memory of
Bill Merrill
THE INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL
director of programming - IFC
Johanna Lunn Montgomery
KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
SCN
senior program manager - SCN
Cherie Westmoreland
CANADIAN LEARNING TELEVISION
director of programming - Access Media Group
Jill Bonenfant
musicians
Richard Deschenes - Bass
Denis Faucher - Piano
Fred Fortain - Guitar, Bass, Drums
François Richard - Keyboards
Jocelyn Tellier - Guitar
additional music
Mark Messing
Nina's Theme
Boat Coda
Pull Down the Shades
Lullaby for Medvedenko
additional music
Mark Messing and Max Callahan
(from Unspoken, a film by Frederick Marx)
Thinking Music
Traveling Song
sound design and editing
Benoît Dame
Sylvain Brassard
sound post-production
Audio Postproduction SPR Inc.
mixer
Dany Ouellet
online editor
Françoise Laprise
assistant online editor
Catherine Dubé
additional online editing
Ghislain Bergevin
video post-production
Virtua Post Production
closed captioning and transcriptions
CNST
research and proposal
Irene Lilienheim Angelico
Patrick Moss
additional direction
Irene Lilienheim Angelico
additional research
Barbara Schleifer
additional camera
Tod Lending
John Matlick
Toben Neidik
additional sound
Michael Schlesinger
Tarek Gamel El Din
production coordinators
Tania Cooper
SB Edwards
Michelle Diamond
production assistants
Eylem Kaftan
Zeynep Calasin
DJ Rahming
Daniel Schioler
production accountant
John Chretien
legal services
Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd.
Michael Schlesinger
Jim DeZelar
and
Heenan Blaikie
Shari Segal
insurance
Taillefer Desjardins
film consultants
Lydia Lilienheim
Michael Lilienheim
with deep appreciation and thanks to all the participants
Randy
Brad Budnik
Rob Logan
Bette and Henry Budnik
Lois and Allen
Sue Shimon
Eva Martinez-Klich
Tom Peterson
Brett Padjen
Katy Fields
Josh Marks
and to
all of WilPower's members, staff and board of directors
thank you
Dr. Anthony M. D'Agostino
Dr. Daniel Johanna
Dr. Howard Margolese
Dr. Ashok Malla
Howard Goldberg
Jon Kalina
Celina Bell
Craig Segal
Maurie Alioff
Viviane Elnécavé
Ai Umeda
and special thanks to
Lydia Lilienheim
Henry Lilienheim
Michael Lilienheim
Sally Tessler
and
Toben Neidik
The effects of medication vary. What works well for one person, may not work for another.
With continued research, there is hope for an effective treatment for every person struggling with mental illness.
And with growing compassion and understanding, there will be a welcome place for everyone in our society.
produced by
DLI Productions